Mushfiqur Rahim could not come to the press conference with a smile. Bangladesh could not win against Sri Lanka with a capital of 161 runs.
The win-loss is part of the match, but the way Bangladesh lost the match may raise questions. At the press conference, the question arose – whose responsibility?
Before answering this question, it is good to know about the rate of Bangladesh. Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets and Pathum Asalanka-Vanuka Rajapaksa made a pair of 6 runs off 52 balls for the fifth wicket.
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Earlier, Asalanka made 79 off 45 balls with Pathum Nishankar for the second wicket. He was unbeaten on 60 off 49 balls. Rajapakse made 53 runs from 31 balls. The two batsmen who contributed the most to Sri Lanka’s victory got ‘life’. Liton Das dropped their catch for Rajapaksa’s 9 runs and Asalanka’s 63 runs.
The press conference naturally raised questions about without this catch. Bangladesh could not bowl well in the last 10 overs. In response to the question, what is the reason for the overall rate, Mushfiqur explained, ‘There is nothing to impose responsibility. No matter how big we collect, there are always some small mistakes in the match, there are also some positive things. I think catch two was important. Liton is a very good fielder.
Mushfiqur then joked, “Maybe something would have been different if I had missed (missed the catch). I am not such a quality fielder, he is one of our best fielders. The moment was important, the pair needed to break up. ‘Mushfiqur thinks that he lost the match due to some small mistakes. He explained, ‘Usually Sharje’s wicket is like 140-150 winning score. Batting on today’s wicket, I noticed that one side of the (border) was small. We knew 180 might not be a win-win collection, but we can stay in the match if we start well and take chances. We took quick wickets but they did well in the first 6 overs. We returned to the match in that over of Shakib. But having a set batsman on the wicket made the match very easy. All in all, I think, not at the time of responsibility, we made a small mistake, that’s why we couldn’t win the match. ‘
